Jim Townsend | |
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Minority Leader of the New Mexico House of Representatives | |
In office March 14, 2024 –April 5, 2024 Acting | |
Preceded by | T. Ryan Lane |
Succeeded by | Rod Montoya |
In office January 15,2019 –January 17,2023 | |
Preceded by | Nate Gentry |
Succeeded by | T. Ryan Lane |
Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 54th district | |
Assumed office January 2015 | |
Preceded by | William Gray |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954or1955(age 68–69) Carlsbad,New Mexico,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Paula |
Children | 2 |
Education | New Mexico State University (BA) |
James G. Townsend (born 1954/1955) [1] is an American politician,currently serving as a member New Mexico House of Representatives,where he represents the 54th district. [2]
Townsend was born and raised in Carlsbad,New Mexico. He graduated from New Mexico State University.
After graduating from college,Townsend worked several jobs in the energy sector,including as director of Holly Energy Partners,a subsidiary of HollyFrontier,from 2012 to 2017. Townsend was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2016 and became Minority Leader at the start of the 2019 legislative session. An opponent of abortion,Townsend voted against House Bill 51,which attempted to repeal an old New Mexico law that makes it a crime to perform an abortion. [3] [4]
In 2022,Townsend obstructed the New Mexico legislature from passing voting reform legislation. The legislation would have allowed people to sign up once to receive absentee ballots in future elections;restored the voting rights of felons;and required every county to provide a minimum of two ballot drop boxes. [5]
Townsend served as the House minority leader from 2019 to 2023. Following the resignation of his successor T. Ryan Lane in March 2024 Townsend assumed the position of acting minority leader. [6]
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